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With all this hot weather this summer, we need to keep our plants well-fed. That's where the Debra 2 Moisture Sensor comes in!

With all this hot weather this summer, we need to keep our plants well-fed. That's where the Debra 2 Moisture Sensor comes in!

This article defines 1/f noise and goes over ways to reduce or eliminate it in precision measurement applications.

This article defines 1/f noise and goes over ways to reduce or eliminate it in precision measurement applications.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

The sensing revolution is accelerating amid an uptake in automotive, consumer and industrial designs.

The sensing revolution is accelerating amid an uptake in automotive, consumer and industrial designs.

Rotary position sensors such as the PHS series can help you track mechanical changes in a wide variety of applications.

Rotary position sensors such as the PHS series can help you track mechanical changes in a wide variety of applications.

Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types…

Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types and how a TPMS can be retrofitted on older cars.

Hall-effect-based ICs such as the A1337 can help your device to perform a variety of sensor tasks related to angular motion.

Hall-effect-based ICs such as the A1337 can help your device to perform a variety of sensor tasks related to angular motion.

Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent…

Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent false input.

You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the…

You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the BU69090NUX.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday, we tear down a PlayStation Move controller to see what ICs and parts make up current…

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday, we tear down a PlayStation Move controller to see what ICs and parts make up current gaming technology.

As system designers search for power efficient signal conditioning components, they may find that there are very few ICs…

As system designers search for power efficient signal conditioning components, they may find that there are very few ICs available under 100 μ‎A supply current and even fewer that include a small package variant.

Researchers develop a wearable sensor for detecting important analytes in sweat for monitoring dehydration.

Researchers develop a wearable sensor for detecting important analytes in sweat for monitoring dehydration.

The grid-EYE click provides a user-friendly introduction to advanced thermal sensing and detection.

The grid-EYE click provides a user-friendly introduction to advanced thermal sensing and detection.

In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.

In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.

The BNO055 is an absolute orientation sensor from Bosch that combines sensor data and a microprocessor to filter and…

The BNO055 is an absolute orientation sensor from Bosch that combines sensor data and a microprocessor to filter and combine the data, giving users their absolute orientation in space.

An analysis of the Quantum Tunneling Composite materials touch development kit from Peratech.

An analysis of the Quantum Tunneling Composite materials touch development kit from Peratech.

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?

A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a…

A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a servo to a predetermined position.

Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own…

Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own voltage sensor, however, this might have changed in a recent breakthrough.